#global warming anxiety

[ograndecondor]

#baroque #aesthetics #ps1 #global warming #ps1 aesthetic #have a nice life #first reformed #global warming anxiety

[will80sbyers]

the fact that I can stay around the house with wet hair in October because it's 30° here it's both good for me now and fills me with dread about the future of humanity

#climate change #global warming anxiety

[reasonsforhope]

By the way, I would literally bet money that we're going to successfully keep global warming below 2 degrees celsius.

Would I bet my whole savings on it? No, not yet. But the way the data is trending, in two or three years, I very well might.

#good numbers keep going up at a rate that is drastically higher than expected #and that rate is going to keep increasing #metaphorically ofc I don't gamble with that kind of money lol #but seriously #I WOULD bet money that we will keep the increase under two degrees celsius #based on all the news and articles I've seen and all the research I've done #SHOUTOUT TO EXPONENTIAL CURVES #COME SAVE OUR ASSES EXPONENTIAL CURVES #lay translation of that is #not news #climate change #climate anxiety #me #climate hope #global warming

[hope-for-the-planet]

"People assume that in the 50 years since the first Earth Day we've made no progress. That we're in a worse position now than we were in the 1970s, that there's no point in environmental action," [...] Quite the opposite is true. Climate-friendly advances that would have seemed impossible even 10 years ago are now commonplace. And three times in the past 50 years humanity has faced--and fixed--massive, man-made global environmental issues.

The fight isn't won yet, but don't forget that we have made enormous progress.

We would be in a much, much worse position if it wasn't for all the incredible work of environmental activists who came before us, most of whose names and contributions we will never know. They are the reason that we have a fighting chance now, and we owe it to them to pick up their banner and keep running.

#earth day #climate change #environment #global warming #hope #climate anxiety #climate grief #ecoanxiety #ecogrief

[hellishgayliath]

It snowed in my area, Pico is not amused :V

#rottmnt #rottmnt oc #pico opossum #my art #conveying my feelings through him #he hates the snow #and being cold #i hate walking in it #i almost felt the anxiety trying to get across it cuz i was afraid of slipping :U #ick #was honestly not expecting it to snow and stick around this year #global warming n all that jazz

[defleftist]

Anybody else completely unable to enjoy warm fall weather because it’s just a reminder of the progress of climate change? Because yeah, when I was little, our autumn weather was much cooler.

#climate change #climate crisis #climate emergency #global climate change #warm weather #fall #autumn #climate anxiety #global warming #weather #temperature #environmentalism #environmental activism #save the earth #protect the earth #leftblr #leftist #communist #socialist #communism #socialism #anti capitalist #anti capitalism #leftist politics #human rights

[deadreamersociety]

crazy how we’re watching our beautiful planet being destroyed by evil maniacs and we’re j supposed to go to school and work normally as if this isn’t such a uniquely maddening form of radicalisation

#i feel like i’m going insane #nothing else matters #why does no one care #climate change #global warming #save our planet #climate crisis #climate emergency #climate activism #climate anxiety #the horrors #ramblings of a madman 🪵 #mother earth #aaaahhhh

[queerbrownvegan]

The interconnected web of life that supports us all is a tapestry of love, each layer dependent on the others.

We belong, only as a thread, weaved into the whole.

-qbv

#queerbrownvegan #sustainability #climate change #environment #environmentalism #climate crisis #global warming #climate anxiety #intersectional environmentalism #environmental justice #activism #social justice

[panzershrike-pretz]

Holy shit almost passed out for the first time in my life just now wtf that shit's scary???

#someone fix global warming rn 'cause it's so hot my pressure went bye #holy shit yk when your vision goes blank and it feels like theres no world around you??? wtf #my anxiety kicked in too do i was having a full on panic attack in the middle of passing out #what a day 🤡 (only 11 in the morning) #air conditioner my beloved #🥨🪶

[silenthillbunni]

🦭

#ok lol my social worker called me nd talked a little but so now i know they've approved it lmao. #ok i can relax abt that for now.. i still need a job tho 🥶 #im not even against having a job like PLEASE i want one #i want to be financially independent #im good at saving nd stuff like plz plz #but yeah im 25 w no experience plus i have avpd so idek how to practically find a job #i just dont know. i realize that sounds stupid but my disorder is ssly limiting me 😭 #fuck. still dont know if i can sleep bc im so stressed abt everything #also got me thinking abt how i dont wanna get old. like genuinely i dont want it #i want to be 50 max nd thrn im done. wnna blow my brains out lol #after my mom passes away (when shes old it's gonna be at least 40 more years!!!!!) im finished #so i want to live for the moment i rlly do. i want to fit as much good as i can now #plus global warming.. i rlly dont think life as we know it now will last that long #so anyway.. too much anxiety wtfffff idk what to do lol

[ixix82]

"there's laundry to do and a genocide to stop" by Vinay Krishnan

#vinay krishnan #poem #poetry #stress #anxiety #genocide #war #worries #global warming #cognitive dissonance #im trying #trying my best

[tepot]

#environmental anxiety #climate change #global warming

[wastelesscrafts]

Earth Overshoot Day 2022

2022's Earth Overshoot Day is today, the 28th of July.

This date marks the day when humanity has used all of the biological resources that Earth regenerates during the entire year for 2022.

Earth Overshoot Day is an annual campaign by the Global Footprint Network. You can find their methodology on their website.

If you'd like inspiration on how to take climate action, check out their solutions page or take a look at my collection of resources on fashion and climate change.

#wasteless crafts #climate change #global warming #tw climate anxiety #tw eco anxiety #earth overshoot day #earth overshoot day 2022 #global footprint network #movethedate #ecology #economy #circular economy #sustainability #climate action #climate activism

[reasonsforhope]

No-paywall version.

"You can never really see the future, only imagine it, then try to make sense of the new world when it arrives.

Just a few years ago, climate projections for this century looked quite apocalyptic, with most scientists warning that continuing “business as usual” would bring the world four or even five degrees Celsius of warming — a change disruptive enough to call forth not only predictions of food crises and heat stress, state conflict and economic strife, but, from some corners, warnings of civilizational collapse and even a sort of human endgame. (Perhaps you’ve had nightmares about each of these and seen premonitions of them in your newsfeed.)

Now, with the world already 1.2 degrees hotter, scientists believe that warming this century will most likely fall between two or three degrees. (A United Nations report released this week ahead of the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, confirmed that range.) A little lower is possible, with much more concerted action; a little higher, too, with slower action and bad climate luck. Those numbers may sound abstract, but what they suggest is this: Thanks to astonishing declines in the price of renewables, a truly global political mobilization, a clearer picture of the energy future and serious policy focus from world leaders,

we have cut expected warming almost in half in just five years.

...Conventional wisdom has dictated that meeting the most ambitious goals of the Paris agreement by limiting warming to 1.5 degrees could allow for some continuing normal, but failing to take rapid action on emissions, and allowing warming above three or even four degrees, spelled doom.

Neither of those futures looks all that likely now, with the most terrifying predictions made improbable by decarbonization and the most hopeful ones practically foreclosed by tragic delay. The window of possible climate futures is narrowing, and as a result, we are getting a clearer sense of what’s to come: a new world, full of disruption but also billions of people, well past climate normal and yet mercifully short of true climate apocalypse.

Over the last several months, I’ve had dozens of conversations — with climate scientists and economists and policymakers, advocates and activists and novelists and philosophers — about that new world and the ways we might conceptualize it. Perhaps the most capacious and galvanizing account is one I heard from Kate Marvel of NASA, a lead chapter author on the fifth National Climate Assessment: “The world will be what we make it.” Personally, I find myself returning to three sets of guideposts, which help map the landscape of possibility.

First, worst-case temperature scenarios that recently seemed plausible now look much less so, which is inarguably good news and, in a time of climate panic and despair, a truly underappreciated sign of genuine and world-shaping progress...

[I cut number two for being focused on negatives. This is a reasons for hope blog.]

Third, humanity retains an enormous amount of control — over just how hot it will get and how much we will do to protect one another through those assaults and disruptions. Acknowledging that truly apocalyptic warming now looks considerably less likely than it did just a few years ago pulls the future out of the realm of myth and returns it to the plane of history: contested, combative, combining suffering and flourishing — though not in equal measure for every group...

“We live in a terrible world, and we live in a wonderful world,” Marvel says. “It’s a terrible world that’s more than a degree Celsius warmer. But also a wonderful world in which we have so many ways to generate electricity that are cheaper and more cost-effective and easier to deploy than I would’ve ever imagined. People are writing credible papers in scientific journals making the case that switching rapidly to renewable energy isn’t a net cost; it will be a net financial benefit,” she says with a head-shake of near-disbelief. “If you had told me five years ago that that would be the case, I would’ve thought, wow, that’s a miracle.”"

-via The New York Times Magazine, October 26, 2022

#climate change #global warming #renewable energy #climate anxiety #climate crisis #humanity #green energy #green future #apocalypse #natural disasters #good news #hope #research #hope posting

[hope-for-the-planet]

Previous similar drops in emissions were due to periods of economic stagnation or recession--this is the first significant drop in emissions that has coincided with GDP growth.

The majority of this decline is due to changes in energy use and generation. Coal demand has dropped nearly to 1900s levels, while use of renewables grows significantly--for the first time renewables accounted for half of the energy generated in "advanced economies" included in this analysis.

#good news #hope #ecoanxiety #ecogrief #climate anxiety #climate grief #climate change #global warming #renewable energy #green energy #clean energy #coal #solar #wind energy

[african-international-magazine]

RWANDA EMERGENT OF A GREEN ENVIRONMENT

Rwanda has stood out to be one of the world's most green economy/ society. The country governed by President Paul Kagame continues to advance environmental protection. Some of the country’s green movements that are reducing eco anxiety include;

Every month in Kigali Rwanda🇷🇼, there is a car-free day which promotes physical activity and environmental awareness, employing the social environment to prioritize health while reducing pollution and congestion on the streets.

Considering these challenges posed by climate change, the Rwandan government prioritized a model of economic development that is low-carbon and climate-resilient balancing environmental sustainability with economic growth thereby achieving poverty reduction and social inclusion in its development vision and strategies.

Rwanda’s policy framework for the building and construction sector underscores the benefits of green/ sustainable buildings. The country has since leveraged the development of green buildings in order to promote environmental protection. In the context of Rwanda, green buildings are buildings that promote energy efficiency, water efficiency, promotes indoor environmental quality and makes use of the country's water efficiency and countries industrial productivity.

Looking ahead this year, 2024, Rwanda’s solar energy roadmap envisions a substantial increase in installed solar capacity. The country aims to generate a significant percentage of its total electricity from solar sources, further reducing its carbon footprint. The widespread adoption of solar energy is expected to drive economic growth, create jobs, and enhance energy resilience.

Rwanda has enforced the ban importing plastic bags and second hand clothes in order to reduce pollution. The ban on Second hand clothes is also aimed at promoting the country's textile industry and boosting the economic environment at large.

#rwanda #paul kagame #go green #green #global economy #environmentalism #green energy #magazine #africa #panafrican #my writing #afrofuturism #african politics #artists on tumblr #african writers #fashion #writers #environmental justice #green economy #climate anxiety #climate action #climate change #climate crisis #climate emergency #climate catastrophe #global warming #ozone hole #ozone layer #ozone #environmentallyfriendly